(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam will participate for the first time in the Asia-Pacific Association for International Education (APAIE) Conference and Exhibition 2026, which is scheduled to open Monday in Hong Kong (China).

(VOVWORLD) - Tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan are escalating after Islamabad launched a series of cross-border airstrikes on Sunday, killing and injuring many people, including women and children.

(VOVWORLD) - Hundreds of fishing vessels in Khanh Hoa province are preparing for their first voyages of the new lunar year.

(VOVWORLD) - The 2026 Huong Pagoda Festival, Vietnam’s longest-running festival, opened on Sunday and will run until May 11.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Sunday inspected the construction site of the Nhon-Hanoi Railway Station Metro Line 3 and met with local authorities and agencies to speed up the city’s urban railway projects.

(VOVWORLD) - Hanoi welcomed 1.34 million tourists during the nine-day 2026 Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday (February 14-22), up 36.3% from the same period last year, marking the highest number ever recorded for Tet.

(VOVWORLD) - President Donald Trump said on Saturday he will raise a temporary tariff from 10% to 15% on US imports from all countries, the maximum level allowed under the law, after the US Supreme Court struck down his previous tariff program.

(VOVWORLD) - Planting trees today is sowing seeds of happiness for the future and helping realize Vietnam’s commitments to the international community on net-zero emissions and climate change response, Party General Secretary To Lam said at the launch ceremony for the 2026 Lunar New Year Tree-Planting Festival in Hanoi on Sunday. The event was held at the construction site of the Communist Party of Vietnam Museum.

(VOVWORLD) - Voters across Vietnam will go to the polls on March 15, 2026, to elect deputies to the 16th National Assembly and members of the People’s Councils at all levels for the 2026-2031 term. Preparations are being carried out nationwide in a coordinated manner to ensure the elections proceed on schedule and with high quality.

(VOVWORLD) - Party General Secretary To Lam arrived at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on Saturday, concluding a successful visit to the United States to attend the inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace for Gaza in Washington, D.C., at the invitation of US President Donald Trump, who also chairs the Board.